Autofusion Develops Unique Auto Buying Program with United Airlines Employees' Credit Union; Autofusion and United Airlines Employees' Credit Union Offers a Better Way to Buy Cars

    SAN DIEGO--March 27, 2002--Autofusion Corp., a leading provider of auto-related technology and provider of business solutions for online and offline companies, today announced that United Airlines Employees' Credit Union (UAECU) has chosen Autofusion to provide UAECU members with a complete Auto Buying program including Autofusion's newly-developed Web-based Call Center Management Software (CCM), interactive online vehicle evaluation, pricing and purchasing services.
    UAECU vehicle shoppers will now have access to the most accurate vehicle and auto industry information on the market. This combined effort of Autofusion's technology and UAECU offline member support enables UAECU members to make smarter, more informed new and used vehicle purchase decisions.
    The Auto Buying program process allows UAECU members to either research their new prospective vehicle on the Web or offline through the UAECU member support center, which will use Autofusion technology. Members who are "ready to buy" are routed to the closest participating auto dealer in a "warm-hand-off" of a pre-approved buyer, the dealer's special program price is provided, and any applicable rebates are listed for the member on a certificate that the member will present to the dealer to complete the transaction.
    "Autofusion brings us state-of-the-art technology that we can use online and offline, a complete Web-based, national platform, and a more complete dealer network," said Frank Weidner, senior vice president -- member services, UAECU. "Through Autofusion, our program will be expanding to allow online access to vehicle information to better inform our members. This helps us determine when those members reach the point when they are ready to purchase."
    This deal follows several others that Autofusion has made with new clients, including AAA, AOL, CNN/Money, Land Rover, CarMax Super Stores, VT Inc., Group 1 Automotive and Digital Insight, and other credit unions.

    United Airlines Employees' Credit Union

    UAECU has served as an exclusive benefit available only to United Airlines employees, retirees, affiliates and their family members for 67 years. Started in Oct. 26, 1935, the organization was founded on the philosophy of providing a safe place to save and offering loans at fair rates for United Airlines employees. The credit union also has available the talents and loyalties of United employees as its directors and officers. The company's Web site can be found at www.uaecu.org.

    About Autofusion Corp.

    Autofusion is a leading provider of technology products and services for the automotive industry. Portals, auto-related sites and dealers are cutting costs and increasing revenues with Autofusion's solutions. The company's products are beneficial to both online and offline businesses and are featured on www.carprices.com, Autofusion's successful consumer Web site. The privately held self-funding company was founded in January 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego. The company's Web site can be found at www.autofusion.com.